Glossary term: Satellite artificiale
Description: Un satellite artificiale è un dispositivo costruito dall'uomo che viene inviato nello spazio per orbitare intorno alla Terra o ad altri oggetti del Sistema Solare, dove la gravità lo mantiene in orbita. I satelliti artificiali possono essere costruiti per svolgere diversi compiti, tra cui scattare fotografie aeree della Terra che aiutano i meteorologi a prevedere il tempo, o scattare immagini di corpi astronomici e galassie lontane, che aiutano gli scienziati a comprendere meglio il sistema cosmico. I satelliti artificiali sono anche utilizzati principalmente per le comunicazioni in tutto il mondo, come ad esempio il Global Positioning System (GPS). Il primo satellite artificiale è stato lanciato nello spazio nel 1957 dall'Unione Sovietica, con il nome di Sputnik 1.
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